It means Willian can forget about transfer rumours and get back to concentrating on Chelsea, who blew their chance to be seeded for the next round of the Champions League – much to Willian’s annoyance.

Willian has rediscovered something like his best form in recent weeks (Picture: Getty)

Asked about finishing as runners-up, he told the Evening Standard: ‘No, we are not happy. We wanted to finish first. We tried to create some chances in the second half.

‘We have this really good team, a strong team. Our desire was to finish first. We are now second, it’s OK, so let’s think about the Premier League and the Cups.

‘We are Chelsea, we are a big team like them. We don’t have a choice. We have to play against the big teams if we want to be the champions.’